Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Jack Cairnes
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1075 2003–04 |
Forest tax statutesClarifies that the date on the death certificate will be used to implement the exception to payment of back property taxes related to the death of an owner. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 170, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1037 2003–04 |
Litter tax/food & beveragesProvides a litter tax exemption for retail sales of food and beverages that are consumed indoors on the seller's premises. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 120, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1150 2003–04 |
Single premium credit insRegulates the sale of single premium credit insurance offered in connection with residential mortgage loan transactions. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 2030 2003–04 |
Municipal b & o taxRequires the Association of Washington Cities to adopt a model ordinance on municipal business and occupation taxes to address issues of uniformity and multiple taxation between municipal codes. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 79, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 21, 2003 |
| HB 2039 2003–04 |
Construction liabilityIdentifies affirmative defenses that a builder may use in defending a lawsuit brought for construction defects. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 80, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 21, 2003 |
| HB 1346 2003–04 |
Felony vacation of recordsAllows records of convictions for certain pre-Sentencing Reform Act felonies to be vacated in the same way as felonies under the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA). | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 18, 2003 |
| HB 1462 2003–04 |
Intellectual propertyProhibits cities from imposing gross receipts taxes on intellectual property creating activity. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 69, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 18, 2003 |
| HB 1591 2003–04 |
Excise tax interestChanges the annual period for calculating the interest rate used by the Department of Revenue for assessments and refunds to a period that ends in July rather than October. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 73, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 18, 2003 |
| HB 1722 2003–04 |
Internet transaction taxesExempts remote sellers from business and occupation taxes and sales and use tax collection requirements for transactions via internet servers owned by unaffiliated businesses. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 76, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 18, 2003 |
| HB 1930 2003–04 |
Tobacco settlementProvides enforcement provisions for requirements adopted under the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 25, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 16, 2003 |
| HB 1069 2003–04 |
Delinquent property taxesWaives interest and penalties on late property taxes if the tax bill was not sent to the taxpayer due to error by the county. | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 12, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 10, 2003 |
| HB 2663 2001–02 |
Fire fghtrs/occ disease$ Adds certain heart problems, specified cancers, and infectious diseases to the list of conditions that are presumed to be occupational diseases for fire fighters covered under the industrial insurance law. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 337, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2506 2001–02 |
Green building task force$ Creates a 10-member joint task force on green building codes and standards. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 308, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 2, 2002 |
| HB 2732 2001–02 |
Subsidized health care$ Provides retroactive relief for nonprofit hospitals and public hospitals for business and occupation taxes on payments for health benefits under medicare, medical assistance, children's health, or the basic health plan. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 314, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 2, 2002 |
| HB 2453 2001–02 |
Veterans' records$ Exempts veteran discharge papers from public records disclosure. | Roger Bush (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 224, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 28, 2002 |
| HB 2623 2001–02 |
Shoreline management$ Amends the current dollar threshold amount for what constitutes "substantial development" under the shoreline management act from $2500 to $12,500. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 230, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 28, 2002 |
| HB 1531 2001–02 |
Taxation of lodging$ Exempts lodging furnished for continuous period of one month or more from sales taxes. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 178, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 27, 2002 |
| HB 2031 2001–02 |
Pay phone service taxation$ City business tax rates for pay phone services must not exceed the retailing rate. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 179, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 27, 2002 |
| HB 2311 2001–02 |
Small forest landowners$ Authorizes the small forest landowners office to contract with, and reimburse small forest landowners for private consultants to perform timber cruises, lay out streamside buffers, and comply with other regulatory requirements. | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 120, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| HB 2641 2001–02 |
Business & occupation tax$ Eliminates the business and occupation taxation of investment income received by businesses that might be considered financial businesses, except for banking businesses, lending businesses, security business, loans or the... | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 150, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| HB 2470 2001–02 |
Plumbing contractors$ Requires plumbing contractors to verify that plumbing trainees worked specified hours and that certified plumbers properly supervised such hours. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 82, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 1279 2001–02 |
State day of peace$ Recognizes April 20 as a Washington state day of peace. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 1555 2001–02 |
State building codes$ Revises the state building code by replacing specific uniform model codes and standards published by the International Conference of Building Officials and the International Fire Code Institute with uniform international... | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2329 2001–02 |
Conservation easements$ Allows a trustee to donate a conservation easement in real property of the trust in order to qualify for federal estate tax exclusions and deductions. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2410 2001–02 |
Board of plumbers$ Specifies that the Board of Plumbers advises the Department of Labor and Industries on proposed legislation on plumbing. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |